Michaels 12 Wiederveröffentlichungen des Jahres (strictly ranked, reflected & researched)

Here comes a radio story, but before that old repertoire anecdote, here are my three radio show dates of 2026: 22. Januar, 21.05 Uhr – „Die Minesota – Kathmandu – Connection“ („die ECM-Jahrzehnte von Steve Tibbetts“) // 28. Mai, 21.05 Uhr „Klanghorizonte“ // 24. September, 21.05 Uhr „Klanghorizonte“

Charm and a smile are involved when you listen to an old album and fall in love (at least a little bit) with it decades after it has seen the light of day. In this case I blame it on a young woman that I never gave Tangerine Dream a real try. It must have been 1976, summertime, when i listened to Zündfunk radio in Würzburg, Michael Hütter at the microphone, and TD in the middle of their Virgin years. Hutter invited guests, listeners of the show, from time to time. I thought „hey“, i thought „wow“, i liked her voice (soooo much), as i liked what she said. „There is more resistance in the music of Brian Eno than in the works of Tangerine Dream.“ I swear she used the word „Widerstand“. At that point I thought of Tangerine Dream as free floating drug music anyway, nice, yes, but a bit relying too much on special effects and the newest sounds from the day. My few listenings (and this girl‘s words) sealed the deal of my nearly life long distance with TD. I was so impressed by that radio voice, I was thinking hard of how to reach out for her. I didn‘t. I think she‘s still alive and kicking.

1) Paul Bley: Open, To Love (ECM) 2) Bennie Maupin: The Jewel In The Lotus (ECM) 3) Tim Buckley: Happy Sad 4) Miles Davis: Agharta 5) Spain: The Blue Moods Of Spain 6) Garbarek / Brahem / Hussain: Madar (ECM) 7) Ø: Sysivalo (archival discovery) – „an austere, yet texturally rich strand of icy minimalism, these recordings from the Pan-Sonic co-founder Mika Vainio felt like sanctuaries crafted from permafrost.“ 8) Arthur Russell: Open Vocal Phrases Where Songs Come In And Out (archival discovery) 9) Tangerine Dream: Phaedra 10) David Sylvian: Manafon Variations (My interview on „Manafon Variations“) 11) The Passengers: Original Soundtracks, Vol. One 12) Keith Hudson & Soul Syndicate: Nuh Skin Up Dub